Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Kench

Thomas J. Kench has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Modular reconfigurable vehicle rack system
    Patent number: 6786522
    Abstract: A modular, reconfigurable rack system including a plurality of members each including a tenon on selected external surfaces thereof, and a plurality of joint members each including a mortise section releasably clampable on the tenon of a first member and a tang receivable in the end of a second member, the tang including an adjustable bearing block which engages an internal surface of the second member to releasably lock the tang inside the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Inventors: Stanley F. Kench, III, Thomas J. Kench
  • Modular reconfigurable vehicle rack system
    Publication number: 20040026945
    Abstract: A modular, reconfigurable rack system including a plurality of members each including a tenon on selected external surfaces thereof, and a plurality of joint members each including a mortise section releasably clampable on the tenon of a first member and a tang receivable in the end of a second member, the tang including an adjustable bearing block which engages an internal surface of the second member to releasably lock the tang inside the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Stanley F. Kench, Thomas J. Kench